Sorry about your Oakleafs....I'd cut them down to the next set of buds or leaf nodes.....yg

Get a gun, you'll have meat all winter.

They love to eat them here. I spray mine with Deer Off.

agree with ellen, they are browsed by deer in our part of the country.
i have heard that an effective deterrent is an egg-based spray.
don't know exactly what it consists of but i think just raw egg and water for the homemade version.
some folks incorporate a bit of cayenne pepper powder.
you might try googling this subject for proportions.

Thanks for all your help and suggestions. I actually found some Liquid Fence deer repellent that I forgot I bought in the spring when the deer was browsing my newly planted rock garden and eating just about every succulant in sight.

It worked really well this spring, just smelled god awful when you first put it down. Amost enough to make you retch, but once dry, you can't smell a thing.

Thanks again!
Shannon

Has anyone here, tried using a hot pepper emulsion?

The deer are shreading my 'Oakleaf' hedge along my driveway. I live in the country a bit, and there is only so much meat that one can deal with in the freezer. There seems to be a non-ending supply of deer here.

I like to keep things as organic/natural as possible, and I want to know other's experiences with hot pepper sprays, or whatever has worked for them.